ataxic gait an unsteady, uncoordinated walk, with a wide base and the feet thrown out, coming down first on the heel and then on the toes with a double tap. double-step gait a gait in which there is a noticeable difference in the length or timing of alternate steps.
Free agency began in the NFL in 1947. Before that, clubs were able to use the reserve rule, which was made more famous by baseball and the men who crushed it: Curt Flood and Marvin Miller.
Getty Images. Photo: A look at the most important dates on the calendar for NFL teams in the spring of 2015: Saturday, March 7: Free agency begins as teams are allowed to contact and enter into contract negotiations with agents of players who will officially become unrestricted free agents at 4 p.m. on March 10. Tuesday, March 10: Player contracts can be executed with new clubs at 4 p.m.